Democracy Without Consensus : : Communalism and Political Stability in Malaysia / / Karl Von Vorys.
Since World War II the democratic systems adopted by states emerging from colonial rule have in some cases been abandoned and in others suspended or transformed. Two questions arise: Can democracy succeed in newly independent states dominated by communal cleavages? If so, what adjustments are necess...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Archive (pre 2000) eBook Package |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015] ©1975 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (460 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables and Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Glossary of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- PART ONE. A Political System Established
- Preface
- ONE: A Society Dominated by Communal Cleavages
- TWO: The Failures of Extreme Designs
- THREE: The Federation of Malaya: The Beginning of Compromise
- FOUR: The Emergency: Rebellion and Retrogression
- FIVE : Independence: A Constitutional Contract among Communal Groups
- PART TWO: A Political System in Action
- Preface
- SIX: Vertical Mobilization: Popular Support for the Directorate
- SEVEN : Horizontal Solidarity: Cohesion of the Directorate
- EIGHT: The Implementation of Cultural Terms: Slow and Halting Progress
- NINE : The Implementation of Economic Terms: Rapid Growth of Production, Little Change in Distribution
- PART THREE: A Political System in Peril
- Preface
- TEN: Preparing for Elections (1969): The Parties
- ELEVEN: Political Confrontation: A Battle for Votes
- TWELVE : The Judgment of the Electorate
- THIRTEEN: Armed Confrontation: From Polls to Parangs
- PART FOUR: A Political System Restored
- Preface
- FOURTEEN : A Barrier to Political Reconstruction: A Credibility Gap
- FIFTEEN: A Challenge to Political Reconstruction: Leadership Crisis in the Alliance
- SIXTEEN: The Program of Political Reconstruction: The Return of Democratic Politics
- Conclusion
- Index